Method of securing a wire filling to a frame.



W. H. SUMMER.

METHOD OF SECURING A WIRE FILLING TO A FRAME. APPLICATION FILED JAN-22, 1914 Patented Oct. 31,1916.

3 SHEETS-SHE'ET l- 1 5 I I; L." 5. 5 fa 7/? v 1m: NORRIS FEYERS 60., wasulrycrorv, u c

W, H. SOMMER. METHOD OF SECURING A WIRE FILLING TO A FRAME. APPLICATION FILED JAN- 22, i914.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- W. H. SOMIVIER.

METHOD OF SECURING A WIRE FILLING TO .A FRAME.

APPLICATION mu) JAN- 22,-19|4.

1 .,%@2,9 ]l. 1 Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

Z0 Z6 Z7 2/ 29 22 M 1" TN: 6556 n1: mwms PETERS co), wasmuomu, 0. c.

WILLIAM H. SOMMER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, AfisIGNfiR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE FIRST TRUST AND SAVINGS; COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, AND WILLIAM E. STONE, OF FEORIA, ILLINOIS, TRUSTEES.

METHOD OF SECURING A HIRE FILLING TO A. FRAME.

eeann.

Application filed January 22, 1914.

Z '0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. SOMMER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Methods of Securing a ire Filling to a Frame, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in metallic structures and preferably of that type comprising a frame which is adapted to sustain, and have connected therewith, a wire filling, which, together with the frame constitutes the body thereof.

The object of the present invention is the improved method of securing the wire filling in the frame, and if such invention is employed in a gate structure, the method is in the manner of securing the wires in the frame and consists in forming or producing an open rectangular frame, tl e opposite members of which are provided with wire receiving openings; inserting wires through the openings in said opposite members; heading one end of each wire; subsequently heading the opposite ends of such wires, and finally compressing or staving each wire to shorten it in its length for the purpose of bringing the heads of the wires into impinging relation with said opposite members of the frame.

In carrying out my improved method of securing a wire filling to a gate frame, it is to be understood that the invention may be applied to only the longitudinal, running or strand wires, or to the mesh forming, picket or stay wires, constituting the wire filling, or both. The longitudinal, running or strand wires, if such are used, are passed through openings in the opposite end or vertical bars of the frame; the mesh forming, picket or stay wires, if such are used, are passed through openings in the opposite top and bottom horizontal bars of the frame; the wires are headed on one end, preferably one at a time; subsequently the opposite ends of such wires are headed, preferably one at a time and then each wire is compressed or staved which condenses or shortens each wire in its length, for the purpose of bringing the heads of the wires into impinging relation with the opposite bars of the frame. In the preferred operation of accomplishing these results, after the heading operation Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

Serial No. 813,801.

on one end of a wire, said wire is moved backward or withdrawn into a position which will bring the formed head against a bar of the frame, the opposite end of the wire is then headed and a clamp caused to engage the wire, part of which may have movement in the direction of the length of the wire, resulting in compressing or staving said wire and bringing the head on the other end of the wire into impinging relation with the opposite bar of said frame.

I prefer to head the ends of the wires cold, although such heading may be done after first heating the ends of the wire, or during such heating process, if desired.

The compressing or staving of the wires, in the manner in which I carry out the invention, leaves the wire substantially smooth and symmetrical throughout, as shown in Figure 9, and wherever the wire is stove into itself it is hardly discernible to the naked eye. Fig. 9 shows a No. 9 wire full size after such compressing or staving operation, and Fig. 10 is the same wire enlarged to show the compressing or staving of the wire in its length.

In the drawings :-Fig. l is a view showing a part of a frame, the mechanism for operating on the wire, and a wire in position to be passed through openings in the opposite end bars of the frame; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the wire having been passed through the bars of the frame, the clamp engaging the wire, and

parts in position preparatory to forming the first head; Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing the first head just formed; Fig. 4. is a view somewhat similar to Fig. 3 except that the wire having been headed on one end has been withdrawn or shoved back and such wire severed from the length of wire leading from a reel, bundle or spool, and ready for the second heading operation; Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the second head just formed; Fig. Gshows the parts in position for the compressing or staving operation on the wire, after the second heading operation; Fig. 7 shows the parts in position after the compressing or staying operation, the heads on the opposite end of the wire in impinging relation with the opposite bars of the frame; Fig. 8 is a sectional detail of the clamp, taken on the dotted lines in Fig. 5; Fig. 9 shows a wire full size, broken in two, after the heading and compressing operation, and Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of the wire shown in 9, illustrating how the wire is compressed in its length.

-Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the figures.

The frame is composed of a top horizontal bar 1, a bottom horizontal bar (not shown),

and two opposite end bars 2 and 3, which are connected with the top and bottom bars and constitute an open rectangular frame. The end bars 2 and 3 are provided'with oppositely placed wire receiving openings (not shown) through which the longitudinal running or strand wires are passed, and if it is desired to attach mesh forming, stay or picket wiresto the top and bottom bars,

said bars will also have oppositely disposed openlngs through which said mesh forming, stay or picket wires may be passed.

4 and 5 designate cooperating die-members having w re engaging faces 6 and bevel portions '7, which together serve as a seat to operated in anysuitable manner and by any thereon.

receive the head on the end of the wire, as 1t 1s formed. Such die-members may be suitable means for the purpose of bringing the same into engagement-with a wire, and

for releasing the same therefrom.

8 des gnates a punch havlng a concave seat 9 in its acting face, which together with bers which are similar in construction, op-

erated in the same manner and have the same functions, as the die-members 4 and 5. That 1s to say, have wire engaging faces 12 and bevel portions18.

.14 and 15 designate cooperating cutting members which .sever a filler wire from a wire length, andare provided with the sets of oppositely disposed bevel cutting edges 16 and 17' w'hich'will point the severed ends of the-wires, during the cutting operation.

18 designates a punch, similar in all respects to the punch 8, having a concave seat '19. and maV- be oaerated in an suitable manner and by any suitable means, for the purpose of bringing the same into engagement with the end of a wire for forming a head thereon, in manner similar to that done by the punch 8.

. The clamp for engaglng the filler w re and which is movable-in the direction of the 7 length of the wire for compressing or staving said wire to shorten the length of the same, includes the series of sets of clampallowing for such movement.

ing members, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24. To each of the members 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 are secured blocks 25, which, when said will leave a small space 27 between the wire and said blocks 26, and it is within this space and the length of said blocks 26 that the wire is compressed, or staved, whereby to shorten the length of the same.

The blocks 25 and 26 are shown connected to their respective carrying members of the clamp by means of bolts 28, and the bolts 28 which secure the blocks 26 to the carrying members pass through slots 29 in said members. In normal position the members 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 are spaced a short distance from each other, see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and in this position the blocks 25 and 26 are also spaced a short distance from each other, see Fig. 8. hen the members of the clamp have been removed into engaging relation with a wire, the members 20- and blocks 25 have bearing against one of the frame parts and the remaining members 21, 22, 23 and 24 are moved in the direction of the length of a wire, engaged by the clamp and toward the members 20, the slots 25 The resulting operation is to move the members and blocks into abutting relation, see Fig. 7, and com press or stave the wire, such compressing or staving of the wire taking place in the length of the wire within the blocks 26.

In the operation of attaching a filler wire to the frame, the clamping members, die members, cutters, and punches are moved to their normal or inoperative positions shown A in Fig. 1 of the drawings, when a wire A, fed from a reel, bundle or spool, is passed through the oppositely disposed openings in the vertical end bars 2 and 3 of the frame and between the clamping members, and

said clamping members caused to clamp the body of the wire between the frame parts 2 and 3, as shown in Fig. 2. In the position in which the wire A is shown in Fig. 2,

the end of the wire is positioned between L.

the die-members 4 and 5 and against the punch 8, which serves to limit the movement of the wire A when it is passed through the bars 2 and 3 of the frame. After the wire A has been positioned, as shown in Fig. 2, the

head is produced on the end of the wire in the seat formed by the bevelportions 7 of the die-members 1 and 5 and the concave seat 9 on the acting end of the punch 8.

After the first heading operation, as shown in Fig. 3, the die-members 4.- and 5 are returned to their normal position, as shown in Fig. 4, and the clamping members which engage the body of the wire between the end members 2 and 3 of the frame are released sufficiently to permit the wire A to be with drawn or shoved back so as to bring the formed head B against the end bar 3 of the frame, as shown in Fig. 4. When this has been done, the die-members 10 and 11 are moved into a position to engage and clamp upon the body of the wire, as shown in Fig. l, and subsequently to such operation, the die-members 10 and 11, and the cutters 1 1 and 15 are operated to sever the length of wire A from the feed wire leading from the reel, bundle, or spool, as shown in Fig. 4. The clamps and die-members 10 and 11 re maining in their impinging relation on the wire A, the cutters 1 1 and 15 are returned to their normal inoperative position, shown in Fig. 5, when the punch 18, is moved to the operative position shown in Fig. 5 for moving it into engagement with the end of the wire for the purpose of forming the second head (3 thereon. The punch 18 in its movement to head the end of the wire will move the feed wire, as shown in Fig. 5, and the concave end 19 of said punch, together with the bevel ends 13 of the die-members l0 and 11, will serve to produce the head C, as shown. After the formation of the second head, C, the die-members 10 and 11, and the punch, 18, are returned to their normal or inoperative positions shown in Fig. 6, preparatory to the movement of the clamps in the direction of the length of the wire and toward the clamp members 20, for the purpose of compressing or staving the wire, as shown in Fig. 7.

The clamp members 20, 21, 22, 23 and 241: in the position shown in Figs. 6 and 8 are in that position, where the blocks 25 secured to said clamp members, have been brought into an impinging relation with the wire A, and in such position will prevent the entire wire A moving lengthwise during the compressing or staving operation.

It is immaterial how the clamp members 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, and their associated blocks 25 and 26, are moved toward and from each other, or how the clamp members 21, 22, 23 and 2a and the blocks 26 are moved toward the clamp members 20 for he purpose of compressing or staving said wire A; all that I prefer to do, however, is to cause the clamp members 20 and their blocks 25 to firmly impinge upon the wire A with one end of the clamp members and blocks engaging with a bar of the frame,

and in this position the clamp members 21, 22, 23, and 2% together with the blocks 25 and 26, secured thereto, by suitable means, are moved in the direction of the length of the wire and toward the clamp members 20. The slots 29 being arranged as shown in Fig. 8 will allow for such movement, and the blocks 25 in the clamp members 21, 22, 23, and 2a engaging the wire A. will compress or stave the wire in its length within the bloclrs 26. Said blocks 26, when the blocks 25 have been brought into impinging relation with the wire, will not engage with the wire, but on the other hand will leave the small space 27, to allow for such compressing or staving operation within the clamps. Reference to Fig. 10, which shows a wire enlarged, illustrates, as indicated by D how the wire is compressed or stove into itself. This compressing or staving of the wire is hardly discernible to the naked eye, as shown by the full sized wire in Fig. 9, but upon being enlarged, as in Fig. 10, may be seen. This staving operation will bring the clamp members and their blocks into abutting relation with each other and will move the head (l on the end of the wire into engagement with the end bar of the frame, when clamping members and blocks may be released from the wire. This operation of attaching the wires may be carried on progressively, one wire after the other, until as many wires have been secured to the frame as may be desired, or a complement of wires may be all simultaneously headed and simultaneously compressed, if so desired. No intention is here made to limit the method to the progressive attachment of the individual wires, or their simultaneous attachment.

By means of the foregoing process longitudinal and cross wires may be firmly secured in the frame, and so attached that all slack in the wires between the bars of the frame will be taken up and the sagging of such wires thereby prevented.

What I claim is 1. The method of attaching a wire filler to a frame, which consists in forming an open frame with oppositely spaced bars, subsequently passing a wire or wires through said opposite end bars, then heading the ends of the wire or wires, and finally compressing or staving said wire or wires to shorten them.

2. The method of attaching a wire filler to a frame, which consists in passing the opposite ends of the wire through openings in said frame, forming the ends of the wire so as to prevent withdrawal of the wire through the frame, and finally compressing or staving the wire to shorten it.

3. The method of attaching a wire filler to a frame comprising oppositely spaced bars having wire openings therein, which consists in passing the opposite ends of a v wire through opposite openings in said bars,

per

' shortened.

i. The method of attaching a wire filler to a frame comprlsing oppositely spaced bars havlng wire openlngs therein, whlch 1 consistsin passing the opposite ends of a wire through opposite openings in said bars, heading the ends of the wire, and subsequently engaging the wire with a clamp be tween the bars and moving said clamp in thedirection of the length of the wire to V compress or stave the wire, whereby the heads on the wire will be brought into engagement with said opposite bars.

5, The method of attaching a wire filler to a frame comprising oppositely spaced bars having wire openings therein, which oconsists in passinga feed-wire through opposite openings in said end bars, heading the extremital end of said feed-w1re, withdrawing the wire to bring said head into engagement with one of said bars, severing the wire in the frame from the teed-wire, heading the opposite end of said wire, and finally compressing or staving said wire to shorten it, whereby the last formed head is brought into engagement with the other of said bars.

6. The method of attaching a wire filler to a tame comprising oppositely spaced bars having wire openings therein, which consists in passing the opposite ends of a wire through opposite openings in said bars, forming the extremital ends of the wires, so as to prevent their withdrawal through the frame, engaging the wire between said bars by a clamp and moving said clamp in the direction of the length of the wire, re-

sulting in compressing or staving the wire within the clamp and thereby shortening said wire.

WILLIAM H. SOMMER.

Witnesses CHAS. V. LA Pon'rn, HAZEL L. SARSFIELD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' 7 Washington, D. C. 

